The end of the Day 5 of our motor holiday through New Zealand's South Island saw us arriving at Oamaru at 6pm. It was driving in the dark again. This time, our overnight stop would be at The Little Farm Homestay, run by Julie Barclay. When we arrived, we saw the table in the living room all laid out for a family dinner. Her daughter's birthday, she said. We felt a bit intrusive and retreated quickly to the room that she had prepared for us.

With hunger gnawing at us, we soon reappeared in her kitchen and asked for suggestions. Definitely the Portside Restaurant, she recommended. It was a little late already, she added, but if we had come earlier we could have caught the blue penguins coming back to their nests under the cliffs along the town's historic harbour foreshore.

What about other opportunities to watch penguins in this part of the South Island, we persisted. Julie thought about it for the moment and asked if we wanted to wake up at 4.30am to watch these penguins leave for the sea?

Four thirty in the morning? Erm, no thanks. Then perhaps we'd want to go to another part of Oamaru, the Bushy Beach scenic reserve, then to watch the yellow-eyed penguins instead, she suggested. These birds don't leave their nests until very much later.

So having confirmed part of our itinerary for the next morning, we set off for the Portside Restaurant. We arrived there at about seven o'clock and except for a group of people at a distant table, the place was almost bare. But by the time we finally left the place an hour later, the restaurant and especially its bar was already filled out with diners and merry-makers.

It was still dark when we arrived at the Bushy Beach look-out point the next morning but the day was brightening. As we peered out, there we saw them.

Slowly, the penguins were emerging from the bushes and undergrowth and plodding towards the shoreline. And one by one, as the waves washed up to reach them, they dived in and swam out into the open sea.

Our final stop in Oamaru was at their historic precinct. Largely built during the 1870s to 1890s, the precinct is today New Zealand's most complete Victorian streetscape, having been restored some 120 years later. The large buildings there were constructed using material from the locally quarried limestone.

While the historic area sometimes gives the impression of being deserted, several small businesses operate including a bookbinder, a book shop, an auto collection, antique shops, art galleries and of course, cafes and restaurants. We were lucky, because the Harbour Street Market was open on that day. I indulged myself with two second-hand compact discs and two vinyl records.

We left Oamaru at about one o'clock and started on the last leg of our long drive through the South Island. Our destination would be Christchurch, where we had arrived seven days earlier. The journey was very uneventful and we arrived at the Christchurch Motel at about 4.45pm.

Our only two stops along the way were at Timaru for a quick look around and an equally quick lunch at a Chinese restaurant, and for coffee at a roadside cafe somewhere along the highway.

Muffin and coffee, our last meal while on the road in the South Island.

None of that even matters if we don't solve the problem of Fukushima reactor No. 4, which is on the verge of a catastrophic failure that could unleash enough radiation to end human civilization on our planet. (See the numbers below.)

The resulting releasing of radiation would turn North America into a "dead zone" for humans... mutated (and failed) crops, radioactive groundwater, skyrocketing infant mortality, an explosion in cancer and infertility... this is what could be unleashed at any moment from an earthquake in Japan. Such an event could result in the release of 85 times the Cesium-137 released by the Chernobyl catastrophe, say experts (see below). And the Chernobyl catastrophe made its surrounding regions uninhabitable by humans for centuries.

Yet, astonishingly, the usual suspects of deception are saying absolutely nothing about this problem. The mainstream media (the dying dinosaur media, actually) pretends there's no problem with Fukushima. President Obama says nothing about it. Federal regulators, including the NRC, are all but silent. It's as if they think their silence on the issue somehow makes it go away.

Perhaps these professional liars in the media and government have become so used to idea that they can simply spin their own reality (and get the public suckers to believe almost anything) that they now believe they can ignore the laws of physics. That's why they have refused to cover the low-level radiation plume that continues to be emitted from Fukushima.

The focus for this evening's post is on polio. Why? I have been reading many articles on polio and watching a couple of YouTube video clips on this topic as well.

Please take this very seriously. Read carefully and make up your own minds.

I say this because I always believe in maintaining objectivity in what I post. I do not believe in bulldozing my views down your throat. That is not my style. My firm belief is that everyone of us has been blessed with critical thinking faculties and should be responsible for formulating our own predisposition/views/opinion etc.

Also, I do not want to run into any trouble e.g. by commenting/condemning or whatever about articles. I am merely sharing information and the views expressed in these articles or whatever articles I post do not necessarily represent/reflect/conform to my views. Hope that is clear.

Here are some articles that are really worth exploring. Sometimes, I do not mention the title of the article/author etc but only AT THIS LINK for obvious reasons.Take care and have a lovely evening.

Petpositive chief Anthony Thanasayan said that the authorities must act against the dog breeder for selling the dog without proper guidelines.PETALING JAYA: The dog owner must he held responsible for the death of an elderly man

Assalamu'alaikum fellow Malaysians..I wish our PM will start the PRU 13 quickly.Blue BN flags happily waving in my Kuantan area are creating the excitement for the PRU 13.I bet you so many are having heart palpitations.

Please Mr PM..spare us the agony..do it now.We have nothing to lose..InsyaAllah BN will win.Though it's my personal opinion our majority may dwindle a bit, nevertheless, BN will prevail.

For those who have yet to receive their 500 ringgit, I am sure they can wait after the elections?My cleaner said she has yet to receive hers.I told her that can wait..should the PRU13 takes place now.

We Malaysians are tired of waiting.Get it done Sir.The fasting month is around 70 days more..^_^

Let us march forward and present our new leaders of BN.Dato' Seri..we need many new intelligent and hardworking faces.Those with unsorted 'issues' must be persuaded to leave.

We want BN to have an excellent line-up of candidates.Our pool of potentially charismatic and dynamic leaders are abundant.

Those whose time are up must be shown the way out kindly and respectfully.Never dump them in a shockingly rude manner.For they too have feelings and a battalion of loyal supporters/voters.

Dato' Seri PM Sir, you must decide.Please do not discuss the winnable line-up with Datin Seri ( sorry Tin) or those who are not supposed to be the decision makers..you must show that you are the big boss.We believe in you Dato' Seri Najib..you can still qualify to be again our PM of Malaysia.InsyaAllah.

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